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Datacenter Sites in Etowah, Alabama

Etowah has 36 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.2/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,100 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Etowah, Alabama has 36 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.2/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Alabama average of 55.0. It ranks 28th of 67 Alabama counties by number of sites and 29th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · bcb81116 at 62.1/100.

36
Candidate sites
55.2/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,100 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Etowah

Site-selection context for Etowah

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Datacenter tax incentive
12.74¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.60¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
9
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$5,646
Land price / acre
2,100
Cooling degree days
2,800
Heating degree days
63°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Sales & use tax abatement on qualifying equipment. $400M+ investment threshold.

How does Etowah compare with other counties in Alabama?

By number of scored sites, Etowah ranks 28th of the 67 Alabama counties with a county page, holding 1.2% of the state's 3,107 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 55.2/100 ranks 29th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1072nd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 23 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Etowah?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (16, 44% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (9) and former mine (7). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Etowah?

Industrial electricity averages 7.60¢/kWh and commercial 12.74¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (45). WRI water stress is low. 9 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,100 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 63°F. Land is valued around $5,646 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Etowah

Top datacenter sites in Etowah
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN110143Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs62.1
TAP145873Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs61.6
OZ EtowahGreenfield——3.9 yrs60.0
EC Near GadsdenGreenfield——3.9 yrs59.5
EC Near GadsdenGreenfield——3.9 yrs58.1
UNKNOWN109280Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.3
UNKNOWN110146Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.3
UNKNOWN172540Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.3
UNKNOWN110148Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.2
TAP145797Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.2
TAP153398Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.2
UNKNOWN114358Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.1
UNKNOWN110142Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.1
UNKNOWN110147Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.1
UNKNOWN110196Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.0
TAP144728Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.8
UNKNOWN110195Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.8
TAP145854Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN110144Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.6
EC Near GadsdenGreenfield——3.9 yrs56.3
EC Near GadsdenGreenfield——3.9 yrs56.3
EC Near GadsdenGreenfield——3.9 yrs55.8
EC Near GadsdenGreenfield——3.9 yrs55.1
EC Near GadsdenGreenfield——3.9 yrs54.9
Gadsden, City ofIndustrial——3.9 yrs51.2

Every scored site in Etowah

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Etowah datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Etowah?

36 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 55.2/100 DC Readiness. That is the 28th-most of 67 Alabama counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Etowah?

Substation-Adjacent site · bcb81116 scores 62.1/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 36 scored sites in Etowah (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Etowah offer datacenter tax incentives?

Sales & use tax abatement on qualifying equipment. $400M+ investment threshold.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Etowah?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Etowah as "Relatively High" (score 45).

What are industrial electricity rates in Etowah?

Average industrial electricity is 7.60¢/kWh and commercial is 12.74¢/kWh in Etowah.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Etowah, Alabama”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/alabama/etowah (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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